THIS CASTOR WAS APPRAISED IN 1962 BY J. E. CALDWELL & CO. IN PHILIDELPHIA, PA AND STATED AS BEING W. M. CRIPPS OF LONDON MADE IN 1774. THIS CASTOR IS IN AS PERFECT CONDITION AS SOMETHING THIS AGE CAN BE. UPON OPENING AND INSPECTING THIS ITEM, I FOUND THE ORIGINAL APPRAISAL TAGS AND THEY WILL BE INSIDE FOR YOU AS WELL. A WONDERFUL PIECE OF SILVER WITH AN AGE AND LOOK THAT IS AMAZING!